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From Eye Candy To Function – Corona No. 3

Many years ago Laurie and I dawdled off to a friend’s house sale. We really didn’t need anything but as is always the way, we came home with more stuff. One item of “stuff” was a very dusty, non-functioning Corona No. 3 typewriter.

1920 Corona No. 3 – serial number 292484

For many years it sat as decor on our bookshelf, much as I assume it did in the house before. As I began collecting typewriters within the past year I must have passed this gem by multiple times, never giving it a second thought. But recently…

… a thought niggled in my mind. “HEY! I’ve been doing some minor maintenance on the typers I now own. I should take a look at this pretty little machine”.

So onto the work table it arrived. Very dry mechanisms along with some rust. The carriage locks up. Hmmmm…

I quickly discovered that the carriage travel issue was caused (at least in part) by a jammed up draw band. Try as I might, I could not unjam it.

Drawband is off the capstan Captain! I don’t think she can take much more!

So I abandoned that heady job and sailed for calmer waters. I successfully freed all of the keys and enjoyed the aural orchestra as I snapped upon the beleaguered platen, all in one spot.